Climbed the SW Ridge route from Mayflower Gulch with shanahan96 and jamienellis. Beautiful day in the mountains, but as usual in January cold and windy on the ridge. Snow conditions were good, there is a nice trench in place now if you want to get this one before the next storms! The ridge was pretty much all talus, no need for snowshoes above the saddle.

Summited on the East Ridge via Helen and Father Dyer. The scramble took a lot out of me, so getting up this guy was a struggle. After sitting on the summit for a while and contemplating the extra 400 ft of climbing to get Pk 10, decided to go for it. 4 13ers in one pass, not bad.

My friend Jake and I summited via the amazing Spruce Creek basin. Lots of nice lakes and running water. The views of Pacific Peak convinced us to summit it as well. We saw no one until we descended Pacific into Spruce Creek basin and returned to the lower lakes.

I started from Spruce Creek Trailhead and hiked up Crystal Creek Road and the Crystal Trail to the top. I considered going over to Father Dyer Peak, but it looked like it might rain (it didn't). Great scenery, and not too difficult.

Climbed up from Spruce Creek, over Peak 10 and up to Crystal. Nice day out with CharlesD and pksander. Lots of new snow from the storm a week ago, with long sections of postholing. Shouldn't have left the snowshoes (and the sunscreen!) in the car :-)

This was a loop trip with the CMC. Starting at the lower Spruce Creek TH, we first followed the nice road and trail past the Mohawk Lakes and waterfall. The climb up the valley continued on tundra until we were due south of the summit. Climbing up the solid rock to the summit was a nice finish. Our descent took us down the northeast ridge to the saddle between Crystal and Peak 10, and then we dropped down to Upper Crystal Lake. From here we followed the 4WD road down the valley and back to our waiting cars.